The elective course 'Managing Errors in Organizations' at Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management is probably unique in the world of business schools. We started it in 2016-17 with 40 students. On the second year, 2017-18, more than 110 enrolled. One of the features of this course is that final grading is based on … Continue reading The Error Management Course in a Nutshell

As part of the Masters Students' presentations at the end of the Error Management class at Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management, one project team researched no further than in our own university: in May 2017, media around the world talked about the sexist e-mail scandal at ULB. How could this happen? How did … Continue reading Sexist e-mail Scandal at ULB – Student Presentation

Masters Students in the Error Management class at Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management are to research and present cases of organizational errors. This presentation hints at an intriguing question: can organizational errors occur even if no-one makes errors? United Airlines, Flight 3411 - Student Presentation from Vincent Giolito on Vimeo.

Masters Students in the Error Management class at Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management are to research and present cases of organizational errors and Executive Error Management. One group focused on the fate of national carrier Brussels Airlines, The take over of Brussels Airlines - student presentation from Vincent Giolito on Vimeo.

In 2016, the CEO of famous apparel brand Abercrombie & Fitch was quoted as saying he didn't like fat customers. A mistake? For sure. As part of the final assignment of the elective class on Managing Errors in Organizations at Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management, a group of students analyzed the case in … Continue reading Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO Gaffe – Student Presentation

How come a venerable and respected British retailer opened a flagship store in Brussels only to close it down in less than two years? This was the starting point for analyzing the management of organizational errors at Marks & Spencer, one of the final projects of the Masters Students’ presentations at the end of the … Continue reading Mark & Spencer Strategy Zigzags – Student Presentation

At first glance, it's an engineering error. French public railways operator ordered new trains, only to discover that they were too wide for the platforms in many stations. But, as analyzed by a group of Masters Students’ of the Error Management class at Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management, the errors were by and large … Continue reading French Trains too Wide for Stations – Student Presentation

In the context of the Error Management class, this group of students analyzed the case of the future Berlin airport. Due to multiple organizational errors poorly managed, the construction is way over budget and off schedule. Planned for opening in 2011, it is still under works! Planes should land there only in 2020. BER, Work … Continue reading The Never-Ending Berlin Airport Project – Students Presentation

It has been one of the most spectacular accidents at sea: in January 2012, the cruiser Costa Concordia ran aground and sank in Italy. More than 30 people lost their lives. The captain became notorious for his overconfidence cowardice. But one group of the Error Management class at Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management … Continue reading The Sinking of the Costa Concordia – Student Presentation